5.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Giver (2014)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.3
Overview
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
Starring Cast
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Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Overview
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film critiques a collectivist society that suppresses individual freedom, memory, and emotion for enforced "Sameness," championing individual agency and the restoration of natural human experience as the solution.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast, with no explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on a critique of a dystopian society's suppression of individuality and emotion, rather than explicitly addressing or critiquing traditional identities or modern DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'The Giver' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a dystopian society's suppression of memory and emotion, with all depicted relationships and societal structures being heteronormative within the story's context.
The Giver does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. The film's narrative is centered on a dystopian society's suppression of emotions and memories, and a young boy's journey to understand and restore them.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
All major characters in the 2014 film adaptation, including Jonas, The Giver, and the Chief Elder, retain the same gender as established in Lois Lowry's original novel. No canonical characters were portrayed with a different gender.
The source novel, "The Giver," does not explicitly specify the race of its characters, nor does it provide visual descriptions that unambiguously establish a particular race. Therefore, there is no canonical racial baseline from which a character's portrayal in the film could be considered a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.6
Critic Ratings
3.4
4.7
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